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Idaho State Representative District 8B Choose 1

Idaho House of Representatives members serve a 2-year term and are responsible for translating the public will into public policy for the state, levying taxes, appropriating public funds, and overseeing the administration of state agencies. These responsibilities are carried out through the legislative process — laws passed by elected representatives of the people, legislators.

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Megan Blanksma (Rep)

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1. What do you hope to accomplish if elected?

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2. What experience has prepared you for this office?

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3. What do you see as the most significant challenges Idaho faces that you might be able to address in this position?

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4. Would you support legislation to remove criminal liability for physicians and pregnant women experiencing life threatening pregnancy complications and allow for medical and family decisions regarding continuation of that pregnancy. Please explain your response.

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5. What else would you like to tell the voters?

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Faye Thompson (Rep)

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Campaign Phone 208-634-6569
Facebook page Faye Thompson

1. What do you hope to accomplish if elected?

Work to reduce spending and reliance on Federal money to balance the budget. Remove programs writhin Health and Welfare that taxpayers shouldn’t have to fund Repeal Sales Tax on Food or Repeal Income Tax. This is a more tangible savings to the tax payer

2. What experience has prepared you for this office?

Chairwoman of the Valley County Republican Central Committee. Helping husband run for office and becoming a County Commissioner. A veteran politician might mistake my ambition as misguided due to my inexperience. We all have a first day

3. What do you see as the most significant challenges Idaho faces that you might be able to address in this position?

Fiscal restraint and standing up to the WOKE ilealism

4. Would you support legislation to remove criminal liability for physicians and pregnant women experiencing life threatening pregnancy complications and allow for medical and family decisions regarding continuation of that pregnancy. Please explain your response.

No. I believe Life begins at conception. These situations are extremely rare in today’s medical advances. Does it happen? Yes. No man has greater love than that which he gives his life for another

5. What else would you like to tell the voters?

I am an honest Republican. I have pledged to stand by the Republican Party Pledge. I believe that Jesus is my Savior, God and King and that is the filter by which I make my decisions.

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Tony Ullrich (Con)

Biographical Information

1. What do you hope to accomplish if elected?

Candidate has not yet responded.

2. What experience has prepared you for this office?

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3. What do you see as the most significant challenges Idaho faces that you might be able to address in this position?

Candidate has not yet responded.

4. Would you support legislation to remove criminal liability for physicians and pregnant women experiencing life threatening pregnancy complications and allow for medical and family decisions regarding continuation of that pregnancy. Please explain your response.

Candidate has not yet responded.

5. What else would you like to tell the voters?

Candidate has not yet responded.